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Jan Goodman, Pembroke, Mass.
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Sandhya & Tanya Mahesh, Pearland, Texas
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Bryan Tsiliacos, South San Francisco
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04of 05Aaron Davis, Tampa & Nate Davis, Plant City, Fla.Nate DavisAfter Hurricane Ian devastated his home state in September, Aaron Davis — who was first dubbedthe Tampa Chainsaw Manfor his volunteer efforts during the February 2021 Texas winter storm — saw another opportunity to live up to the name. “Some people have hobbies like stamp collecting,” says Aaron, 47 (left). “My brother Nate and I like to do hard work.” By the time the wind died down, Nate, 44, had joined first responders in cutting fallen trees and clearing driveways. Aaron, who lives part-time in Austin, flew in, and within a week the brothers had bought and donated 30 power tools to assist cleanup efforts and handed out hot meals to residents of the hard-hit Port Charlotte area. “You have to take care of people,” says Nate. “[Kindness] isn’t an act you do — it’s a way you live.“Donate to Kindness for Florida
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Aaron Davis, Tampa & Nate Davis, Plant City, Fla.
Nate Davis
After Hurricane Ian devastated his home state in September, Aaron Davis — who was first dubbedthe Tampa Chainsaw Manfor his volunteer efforts during the February 2021 Texas winter storm — saw another opportunity to live up to the name. “Some people have hobbies like stamp collecting,” says Aaron, 47 (left). “My brother Nate and I like to do hard work.” By the time the wind died down, Nate, 44, had joined first responders in cutting fallen trees and clearing driveways. Aaron, who lives part-time in Austin, flew in, and within a week the brothers had bought and donated 30 power tools to assist cleanup efforts and handed out hot meals to residents of the hard-hit Port Charlotte area. “You have to take care of people,” says Nate. “[Kindness] isn’t an act you do — it’s a way you live.”
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05of 05The DeBarros Family, Teaticket, Mass.“We want to keep the ball rolling and the acts of kindness continuously going around the world,” says Brooke DeBarros (with husband Norman and their son Brayden in October).Elizabeth CecilAfter Chase Soares died in a car accident on Feb. 15, 2020, at the age of 23, his family wasn’t sure they’d ever be okay again. “It’s unimaginable pain,” mom Brooke DeBarros (pictured with husband Norman and son Brayden) tells PEOPLE. “I didn’t want to be here anymore. And I was afraid people would forget about my son.” But two years later the DeBarros family found a way to spread Chase’s spirit through their non- profit, theTeam Chase Foundation, which has a mission of carrying out and encouraging every day good deeds, as Chase did through his life. “It helps me heal. It makes me feel better when I help others,” says Brooke. “An act of kindness is very powerful. It can turn someone’s life around.“Donate to the Team Chase FoundationPEOPLE and GoFundMe are proud to make donations to further efforts from the Kindest People in America. To contribute — and read more stories of people spreading kindness — go togofundme.com/peoplemagazine. And to read more about these inspiring individuals, pick up the latest issue ofPEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
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The DeBarros Family, Teaticket, Mass.
“We want to keep the ball rolling and the acts of kindness continuously going around the world,” says Brooke DeBarros (with husband Norman and their son Brayden in October).Elizabeth Cecil
After Chase Soares died in a car accident on Feb. 15, 2020, at the age of 23, his family wasn’t sure they’d ever be okay again. “It’s unimaginable pain,” mom Brooke DeBarros (pictured with husband Norman and son Brayden) tells PEOPLE. “I didn’t want to be here anymore. And I was afraid people would forget about my son.” But two years later the DeBarros family found a way to spread Chase’s spirit through their non- profit, theTeam Chase Foundation, which has a mission of carrying out and encouraging every day good deeds, as Chase did through his life. “It helps me heal. It makes me feel better when I help others,” says Brooke. “An act of kindness is very powerful. It can turn someone’s life around.”
Donate to the Team Chase Foundation
PEOPLE and GoFundMe are proud to make donations to further efforts from the Kindest People in America. To contribute — and read more stories of people spreading kindness — go togofundme.com/peoplemagazine. And to read more about these inspiring individuals, pick up the latest issue ofPEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
source: people.com
